This Day, That Year

Item from March 10, 1995, in China Daily: Officials from Shandong, Liaoning, Sichuan, Jiangsu and Guangdong provinces jointly hold a press conference in Beijing International Hotel yesterday to answer questions about agricultural development. ... Provincial officials in charge of agriculture unveiled development plans at the event. ...

They will try to improve the agricultural technology service network to bring new methods to individual farmers ... and enhance the education of farmers so that they can more easily accept the methods.

Last year, domestic grain production fell short of demand by 20 million metric tons, despite bumper harvests, according to the Central Rural Work Leading Group, the country's top agricultural authority.